Recent Trends In Management Of Occupational Stress

Abstract

Today is the world of stressful life and our occupational work is also one which is in the vicious circle of stress. Stress in workplace is now a common phenomenon. Occupational stress has led to many health problems both physical and psychological. This article aims to explain recent trends in management of occupational stress.

Today both employer and employee are adopting new techniques and method in managing occupational stress. Employers are providing health awareness programme, mindfulness, career guidance, counseling assistance, yoga, stress management sessions, employee assistance programme and so on.

 So it is need of the hour to do more on this front in future by both employer and employee. The employer should provide awareness about the occupational stress to employees, so that employee can handle stress. Employers apart from physical health are focusing more regarding the effect of occupational stress on the mental health.

 The data and information are used from secondary sources. The secondary data are gathered using web-based research methods. The present study is carried out only on basis of few web –based surveys, online interviews by few reputed companies and few web based articles and blog. Content analysis techniques has been adopted and applied to the internet research.

 The employer needs to find new ways of recognizing the signs of stress and help employee in coping stress with new techniques. Only few employersare investing on employee in managing the occupational stress. So there is need for more number of employers who actively help his employee in managing stress at the workplace.